PHILADELPHIA – Wins in every singles flight propelled the Saint Joseph's women's tennis team past Chestnut Hill, 6-1, at the Legacy Indoor Tennis Facility on Saturday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Chestnut Hill took the early lead as the Griffins earned victories in the first and second doubles flights.

• The Hawks took over in singles play, as SJU earned straight-sets victories in all five contested flights to cruise to the win.  Amanda Nava won her first-flight match, 6-1, 6-1, while Stow Weiss won at love in the second.

• Anna Kirk was a 6-4, 6-1 winner in the third, Fabiana Tort-Umpierre claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win in the fourth, and Ana Ocasio won 6-0, 7-6 (1) in the fifth to seal the match.

HAWK TALK
"Strong singles performances by the squad decided today's match against a motivated and energetic Chesnut Hill squad," volunteer assistant coach Tim Stierle said.  "I think today, we started slow and did not bring the energy from the start that is needed to win a tennis match.  A big turnaround in body language and focus helped us to dominate the singles play and get the second win of the season.  We know what we need to do better next time and starting Monday we will get back to work and prepare ourselves for the next matchup on Saturday."

UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Long Island at Legacy on February 26.

RESULTS

Saint Joseph's 6, Chestnut Hill 1

Doubles
1. Carlota Garcia / Romi Meirovich (CHC) def. Emily Elliott / Stow Weiss (SJU), 6-2
2. Nele Haag / Annika Wise (CHC) def. Ana Ocasio / Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 7-6 (5)
3. Paige Conrad / Alex Kramer (SJU) win via default

Singles
1. Amanda Nava (SJU) def. Garcia (CHC), 6-1, 6-1
2. Weiss (SJU) def. Haag (CHC), 6-0, 6-0
3. Anna Kirk (SJU) def. Wise (CHC), 6-4, 6-1
4. Tort-Umpierre (SJU) def. Meirovich (CHC), 6-1, 6-1
5. Ocasio (SJU) def. Gianna Vassalluzzo (CHC), 6-0, 7-6 (1)
6. Conrad (SJU) win via default

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 61, Chestnut Hill 15
Doubles: Chestnut Hill 13, Saint Joseph's 8
Total: Saint Joseph's 69, Chestnut Hill 28